Estimated Reading Time: 1Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi, have been suspended over alleged misconduct said to have caused disaffection within the party. In a statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare on Wednesday, the decision was taken at a State Working Committee[Read More…]
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‘Insecurity was worse under PDP but Buhari is restoring peace’ – APC says
Estimated Reading Time: 1 The All Progressives Congress, APC has again chided opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party PDP for lamenting the increasing spate of insecurity across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the ruling party said it inherited the insurgency problem from the 16 years of PDP era and[Read More…]
‘Governor Ayade moved to APC because PDP did not respect him’ – Cross River Speaker says
Estimated Reading Time: 2Speaker of the Cross River state house of Assembly, Eteng Jonah-Williams says Governor Ayade’s defection from the PDP to the APC was timely. The Speaker, who represents Yakurr II State Constituency in the Assembly, told NAN that out of the 25 House of Assembly members in the[Read More…]
‘Despite Buhari’s efforts, naysayers have refused to see progress’ – Lai Mohammed
Estimated Reading Time: 1Nigeria’s minister of information, Lai Mohammed says despite the government’s best efforts, “naysayers” have refused to see progress. According to the minister, the security challenges confronting the country will not define President Muhammadu Buhari’s legacy. “I want to state emphatically that while more attention has been given,[Read More…]
Northern governors condemn Ahmed Gulak’s killing
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Northern Governors Forum has described the assassination of a former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, as most unfortunate and totally condemnable. In a statement on Monday, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, said the[Read More…]
Kingsley Moghalu declares 2023 Presidential bid
Estimated Reading Time: 4Kingsley Moghalu, a Nigerian political economist, lawyer, former United Nations official, and politician has declared his intention to run for president in 2023. Mr Moghalu who served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, from 2009 to 2014 made[Read More…]
Former Governors Saraki, Ahmed to be prosecuted over alleged mismanagement of Kwara properties
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Kwara state government has said that the white papers that indicted two former governors, Senator Bukola Saraki and Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed over economic sabotage and mismanagement of state properties for sixteen years have been handed over to prosecutors. A press statement issued by Special Adviser, Political[Read More…]
Ahmed Gulak was a “loyal public servant” and will be remembered for his contributions to democracy – Former President Jonathan
Estimated Reading Time: 1Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock over the death of Ahmed Gulak, his ex-special adviser on political matters. Gulak was killed by gunmen while returning to Abuja from Owerri, Imo state capital, on Sunday. In his reaction, Former President Jonathan praised the deceased as a “loyal[Read More…]
Lawmakers suspend constitution review hearing in Imo and Abia States
Estimated Reading Time: 1The House of Representatives has suspended its constitution review hearing in Imo and Abia States, Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase, has said. Wase, who is also the Chairman, House Special Committee on Constitution Review, announced the suspension in a statement he personally signed on Sunday. The[Read More…]
INEC confirms another attack on its office in Imo
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again confirmed an attack on one of its offices in Imo State. The electoral body announced the attack in a statement on Sunday. According to the report, the office is in Njaba Local Government Area old Imo State. “Although no[Read More…]
